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Mount Aloysius College
Dr. Haschak Named Director of Counseling and Disability Services Cresson, Pa. - Dr. David Haschak has been named Director of Counseling and Disability Services at Mount Aloysius College. In his new role, Dr. Haschak will be counseling and assisting students with varying abilities in need of accommodations.
Story Named Assistant Professor, Theatre Director - English and Fine Arts Cresson, Pa. - Ms. Sally Story has been named Assistant Professor, Theatre Director - English and Fine Arts at Mount Aloysius College. In her new role, Story will be teaching courses such as Introduction to Acting, Introduction to Rhetoric, and Play Production. She will also be responsible for choosing the theatrical season and directing the fall and spring play and musical.
Prior to her appointment, Story worked at and taught courses at Temple University, James Madison University, and Randolph College. Story has studied the Practical Aesthetics Technique with David Mamet and William H. Macy and has also done improvisation with the Whole World Theatre Company in Atlanta, Georgia. Story has directed and acted in many plays in New York City and Washington, D.C. She has also written a play that was produced for the Philadelphia Fringe Festival in 2005 and will presently be produced in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Dr. Hypes Named Assistant Professor in Business and Accounting Cresson, Pa. - Dr. Gary Allen Hypes has been named Assistant Professor in Business and Accounting.
Prior to his appointment, Dr. Hypes taught collegiate courses in accounting and economics.
Sr. Marilyn Lacey, Founder of “Mercy Beyond Borders” Scheduled to Speak Cresson, Pa. - Sr. Marilyn Lacey, RSM, will speak on Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 3:30 p.m. in Alumni Hall on the Mount Aloysius
College campus. Lacey is the founder of Mercy Beyond Borders, a non-profit organization which partners with displaced women and children overseas to alleviate their extreme poverty.
Dr. Jones Named Assistant Professor in Political Science Cresson, Pa. - Dr. Michael Jones has been named Assistant Professor of Political Science at Mount Aloysius College.
Prior to his appointment, Dr. Jones was the Assistant Professor of Political Science at Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA.
Dr. Koneval Named Assistant Professor of Biology at Mount Aloysius College Cresson, PA - Dr. Timothy Koneval has been named Assistant Professor of Biology at Mount Aloysius College. Dr. Koneval will be teaching courses in anatomy and physiology.
Prior to his appointment, Dr. Koneval worked at Laredo Community College, Laredo, TX where he taught courses in biology, anatomy, and physiology.
Donovan Named Director of Campus Ministry Cresson, PA - Sr. Nancy Donovan, RSM has been named Director of Campus Ministry at Mount Aloysius College. In her new role, Donovan is responsible for coordinating liturgical celebrations and volunteer service programs. She will be networking with local civic and religious groups, as well as regional and national organizations. Donovan will be collaborating with other departments in the college and working with students doing pastoral counseling, spiritual direction, and leadership development.
Prior to her appointment, Donovan most recently spent more than a year working in Kingston, Jamaica at Alpha Academy, a Mercy secondary school, developing their campus ministry program.
Jeff Yalden, Internationally Renowned Youth Motivational Speaker and Author is Scheduled to Speak at Mount Aloysius College CRESSON, PA - On Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 3:30 p.m. Jeff Yalden,
Internationally Renowned Youth Motivational Speaker, Author, and MTV
MADE teen life coach, is scheduled to speak in Alumni Hall on the Mount
Aloysius College campus.
Enrollment Milestones at Mount Aloysius College CRESSON, PA - As the fall 2008 semester begins at Mount Aloysius College, we celebrate many enrollment milestones for the eighth consecutive year. Mount Aloysius welcomes its largest freshmen class in institutional history. Since 1997, the number of traditional freshmen enrolling at the College has increased by 500 percent. The freshmen class is currently 14 percent ahead of last year's class. The College is also witnessing its largest bachelor degree enrollment and residential population this year. Mount Aloysius College anticipates a new freshmen and transfer class in excess of 550 this fall 2008. The College has made numerous advancements over the past year. This includes new academic programs, a wireless community, and a new state-of-the-art residence hall to accommodate the growing number of residential students. Technology advancements made to on-campus classrooms include a sign language lab and several additional Smart classrooms. Mount Aloysius continues to gain regional and national attention for our work in nursing and allied health sciences. Sister Mary Ann Dillon, Ph.D., President of Mount Aloysius College commented on the many positives over the past ten years. Notable are an increase in the number of doctoral-prepared professors, advances in technology and the addition of many smart classrooms, premier nursing, health care and secondary education academic programs. President Dillon also announced the significant growth with the new freshmen class and in particular the number of traditional age students enrolling at the College. Students at the College are coming from several states and countries.
Some states represented include: California, Virginia, Maryland, New
York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, and Connecticut. Our international
students reside in such countries as England, Poland, Ireland, Greece,
Nigeria, Singapore, and Germany. Freshmen students residing in the residence halls will move in Saturday from Noon until 5:00 p.m. Upper-classmen will return to Mount Aloysius College on Sunday afternoon. The fall semester will begin on Monday, August 25, 2008.
Scialabba Appointed to Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Mount Aloysius College Cresson, PA - Effective September 2, 2008, Joseph M. Scialabba, CFRE
has been tapped to become the Vice President for Institutional
Advancement at Mount Aloysius College.
Holding a bachelor's degree from Juniata College and a master's
degree in non-profit management from Regis University in Denver,
Scialabba is also a Certified Fund Raising Executive and is currently
the President of the Allegheny Mountains Chapter of the Association of
Fundraising Professionals.
Mount Aloysius College Professor Gives Input to Case in "Social Work Today" Cresson, PA - Richard Kensinger, Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Mount Aloysius College, was asked by Social Work Today, the nation's leading newsmagazine for Social Workers, to contribute his insights to the "Therapist's Notebook" section for the July/August issue. This section of the magazine features a fictitious case vignette presented by one clinician. Two clinicians then react and respond to the case and offer their insights on the presenting problem, background and family history, and initial phase of treatment.
Kensinger has been a professor at Mount Aloysius since 2000 and teaches courses both on-and off-campus. He is currently teaching two college courses at Tyrone Area High School as part of the district's Dual Enrollment agreement with Mount Aloysius. Kensinger owns a private training and consulting practice called The Center for Ethics in Human Services. He has also taught courses for Northwestern Human Services, Head Start, and Sheetz, Inc. He currently resides in Altoona, PA.
Three Faculty Promoted at Mount Aloysius College Cresson, Pa. - Cresson, Pa. - Sr. Mary Ann Dillon, Ph.D., President of
Mount Aloysius College is pleased to announce the promotion of three
members of the Mount Aloysius faculty. Promotion is based on an
extensive review process by the faculty, Promotion Committee, Senior
Vice President for Academic Affairs/Dean of Faculty and the President.
Dr. Virginia L. Gonsman has been promoted to Associate Professor of Social Science at Mount Aloysius College. Hired in 2002 as an Assistant
Professor in the Social Science Department, Dr. Gonsman has taught
undergraduate and graduate courses in a variety of topic areas,
including general psychology, development, neuroscience, psychological
testing, research methodology, drug use, sensation and perception,
cognition, and data analysis, as well as advised students in
internships, theses, and psychology club activities. She has also been
active in multiple committees related to research, assessment, student
learning, curriculum development, and faculty affairs and has been
involved with a government-sponsored research project on personal health
records.
Dr. Bernard Glenn Neff has been promoted to Assistant Professor of
English at Mount Aloysius College. He began his tenure as a full-time
member of the English Department in August 2003 which, fittingly,
brought him full circle in his association with the College. In May
1998, he graduated from Mount Aloysius with an associate of science
degree followed in 1999 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Moving on to
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, he earned a Master's degree in
English in December 2001 and a Doctor of Philosophy in Literature and
Criticism in May 2006. Dr. Deanne D'Emilio
Dr. Deanne H. D'Emilio has been promoted to the rank of Professor at
Mount Aloysius College. Dr. D'Emilio was hired in 1998 as Assistant
Professor and Chair of the Legal Assistant department. Subsequently,
she became chair of the Law and Justice Administration department
overseeing the Legal Studies, Pre-Law, and Criminology programs. She
was promoted to Associate Professor in 2003 and became the Associate
Academic Dean and chair of the Division of Humanities, Social Science,
and Professional Studies in 2007. Dr. D'Emilio has served as co-chair
of the Middle States Self Study, and chair of Graduate Council,
Curriculum Committee, Academic Council, and Promotion Committee. She
has been nominated to Who's Who Among America's Teachers several
times. She continues to teach law courses and serves as advisor to the
Legal Society, Mock Trial team, and pre-law students.
Mishler Promoted to Assistant Director of Admissions at Mount Aloysius College Cresson, Pa. - Richard Mishler has been promoted to Assistant Director of Admissions at Mount Aloysius College. In his new role, Mishler will oversee the Student Tour Guide Program and he is responsible for the Christmas Ambassador Program and Principles Conference Event. Mishler is also the Pennsylvania Association for College Admission Counseling (PACAC) representative for Mount Aloysius.
Mishler began his career at Mount Aloysius in July 2006 as an Admissions Counselor. He earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Mount Aloysius College in May 2006. He currently resides in Cresson, PA.
Camp to Offer Real-World Healthcare Experience for High School Students Cresson, PA - The Southcentral Pennsylvania Area Health Education Center (AHEC) and Mount Aloysius College will hold its Tenth Annual Health Careers Awareness Camp Sunday, July 13 through Friday, July 18, 2008 on the Mount Aloysius College campus. Students will be given the opportunity to learn the aspects of various health careers and get hands-on training while working with medical professionals. Some of the hands-on activities will include suturing, dissection of an eye, facial reconstruction, drumming, telenursing and Sim Man, a lifelike mannequin that allows students to see what it would be like in realistic patient-care scenarios. Students will be exposed to a broad spectrum of healthcare careers. There will also be a field trip to a hospital to job shadow an array of health professionals. Participants must be in grades 9-12 during the 2008-2009 academic school year and reside in Adams, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Indiana, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, Somerset or York counties. Students must submit an application, a one-page essay explaining their interest in health careers, and letter of recommendation from a high school guidance counselor or teacher to Southcentral PA AHEC office. The cost of the camp is $175 payable upon acceptance. Interested student who would like more information or who would like to obtain an application should call the Southcentral PA AHEC office at (814) 344-2222 or visit www.scpa-ahec.org
Russell Named Director of Academic & Learning Support Services at Mount Aloysius College Cresson, Pa. - Dr. Tammy Russell has been named the Director of Academic and Learning Support Services at Mount Aloysius College. In her new role, Russell will oversee all programs and services within the department of Academic and Learning Support Services, which includes Educational Enrichment, the Learning Center, Advising, ACT 101, Tutoring, MAAPP, and General Studies/Undecided.
Prior to her appointment at Mount Aloysius College, Dr. Russell spent more than 10 years in the Higher Education field, most recently as an Assistant Professor and Director of Student Support Services at a local university. Dr. Russell earned her Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation Services Education. She received her Master's of Education in Counselor Education, and her Ph. D. in Counselor Education with a minor in Higher Education Administration from The Pennsylvania State University. She currently resides in State College with her husband, Anthony, and their two children.
Attend a Summer Contemplative Workshop with Dr. Bonnie Thurston Cresson, Pa. - Attend a Summer Contemplative Workshop from July 23 to July 28, 2008 for all clergy, pastors, and church leaders of all Christian denominations, with lecturer, Dr. Bonnie Bowman Thurston at Mount Aloysius College. The weekend will concentrate on a prayerful study of Matthew's Gospel with special focus on the Gospel texts used in liturgical worship and prayer. Content talks and discussion will alternate with opportunity for silent meditation and praying with the Gospel. Suggestions for prayer will be offered. A contemplative attitude will be maintained throughout the workshop and the Great Silence will be observed from 10:00 p.m. through breakfast. A prolific writer, Dr. Bonnie Bowman Thurston, has held professorships at Bethany College, Wheeling Jesuit University and the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Dr. Thurston is an ordained Disciples of Christ minister. She earned her bachelor's degree at Bethany College and her masters and doctoral degrees at the University of Virginia. She did post-doctoral work in New Testament Studies at Harvard University, Eberhard Karls University in Tuebingen (Germany), and the Ecole Biblique in Jerusalem. Author of more than a dozen books and 100 articles, her interests extend from the writings of Paul, through the Gospel of Mark to contemporary spirituality and interfaith dialogue. A spiritual director and retreat speaker, she has written two books of poetry and is an expert on the works of Thomas Merton. Among her most recent publications are Preaching Mark (Fortress Press, 2002), Philippians (Liturgical Press, 2005) and Religious Vows, the Sermon on the Mount, and Christian Living (Liturgical Press, 2006). On-site accommodations will be available. There are 25 air-conditioned suites with four single beds. Each room features a living room, kitchenette, private bathroom and two bedrooms. Linens will be provided and each morning there will be coffee, juice and pastries. The Pastor Myer's Ecumenical Studies Collection will be available to all of those who are attending the workshop. The cost of the workshop is $225 for those who will be staying on campus. Room and board is included for the time of the workshop and additional meals and overnights are possible, but will need to be negotiated. The fee for those who will be commuting is $140 for the three day session and all meals. Deadline for registration is July 1, 2008. For more information or to register, visit www.mtaloy.edu/gospel or contact Cathy Kozak, Conferences and Special Events Coordinator at 814-886-6404 or ckozak@mtaloy.edu
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